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Samuel (footballer, born 1986)

Samuel (footballer, born 1986)

Brazilian footballer

Samuel Firmino de Jesus (born 7 April 1986), known as Samuel (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐmuˈew]) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Taubaté.

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Biography

Samuel started his career with Ituano, which he was registered as an amateur in 2005 season.[1] He made his Série B debut on 23 April 2005 and scored a goal on 23 August. He also played the last round of the season as last minute substitute, on 10 September, which the team did not advance to the second stage (quarter-final). He signed a professional three-year contract on 28 July 2006.

In January 2007, he was signed by Portuguesa on a one-year deal, where he met his namesake forward Samuel. In the 2008 season, at first he left for Comercial de Ribeirão Preto, then União São João (on 1 July) and Paraná (on 5 August). He scored the opening goal on 23 January 2008, losing to Santo André 2–1,[2] and played every games in 2008 Campeonato Paulista Série A2.

In the 2009 season, he was signed by Joinville.[3] He signed a new 1-year deal in April, winning 2009 Copa Santa Catarina and 2009 Recopa Sul-Brasileira; finished as the runner-up of 2010 Campeonato Catarinense.

His contract with Joinville expired on 10 May 2010 and was not renewed.[4] On 17 June 2010, he was signed by São Paulo FC until the end of season.[5]

On 31 January 2011, he was signed by Werder Bremen as free agent.[6]

Honours

Career statistics

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  1. 0 game in 2008 Copa Paulista
  2. 15 appearances in Copa Santa Catarina, twos in 2009 Recopa Sul-Brasileira
  3. Werder Bremen was eliminated before Samuel arrived.

References

  1. [1]
    "BID acumulativo Série B /2005". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF) (in Portuguese). 8 November 2005. Archived from the original on 5 May 2006. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Match Report: Santo André 2–1 Comercial". FPF (in Portuguese). 23 January 2008. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  3. [3]
    "Boletim Informativo Diário Eletrônico (BID-E) Relação Pela Data 08/01/2009". CBF (in Portuguese). 8 January 2009. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  4. [4]
    "Mudanças" [Changes]. Joinville EC (in Portuguese). 11 May 2010. Archived from the original on 18 July 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  5. [5]
    Freitas, Kaue (17 June 2010). "Samuel: "É a oportunidade da minha vida"" [Samuel: "It is an opportunity of my life"]. São Paulo FC (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  6. [6]
    "Werder sign Brazilian Samuel". SV Werder Bremen. 31 January 2011. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  7. [7]
    "CAMPEONATO BRASILEIRO SÉRIE B – 2006". CBF (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  8. [8]
    "Competições Paulista – Série A2 2007 Súmulas". Federação Paulista de Futebol (FPF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  9. [9]
    "Competições Paulista – Série A2 2008 Súmulas". FPF (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  10. [10]
    "Match Report: Ceará 1–1 Paraná" (Multi-page TIFF file). CBF (in Portuguese). 9 September 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
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